Nicole Gould ‘Kills It’ at Amherst

By STEVE GALLUZZO | Sports Editor

Palisadian and Amherst College outside hitter Nicole Gould ended her collegiate volleyball career with 1,012 kills in 378 sets and 109 matches. In her senior season, the four-year starter was second on the team in kills (237 in 89 sets) and 10th in both kills and kills per set (2.6) in the NESCAC.

The former Harvard-Westlake High standout earned All-Academic honors three times. Gould grew up in the Marquez neighborhood and attended St. Matthew’s. She and and fellow captain Maggie Danner formed the highest- scoring outside hitter duo in program history.